This research article examines the opportunities and challenges for educators in integrating information and communication technology (ICT) into teaching at high schools in Pakistan. The study used questionnaires, observations, and interviews to understand the ICT tools available, challenges faced in integration, and strategies to improve teaching with ICT. Key findings included a lack of ICT resources, training, funding, and internet access. Educators also lacked confidence and skills in using ICT and schools lacked technology plans. The study was limited by focusing only on commerce educators and not including student or female perspectives.

1. Research Article’s
Review

2.  The study is designed to examine the
opportunities available and challenges
experienced by subject educators of high
schools using and integrating ICT( Information
Communication Technology) into teaching
and learning activities.

3. The research questions formulate the main
objectives of the study:
 What are the Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) tools available to educators?
 What are the challenges experienced by these
educators in integrating ICT into teaching and
learning?
 What strategies are available to improve
teaching and learning using ICT?

4.  Researcher used quantitative descriptive
approach (survey by questionnaire)to gather and
analyze the data pertaining to opportunities and
challenges experienced by educators, managers
and subject educators in their teaching or
management of ITC integration.
 The use of a qualitative interpretive
approach(observation & interview) helped to
explore the participants' views on the nature of
ICT integration in schools, their practices, their
behaviour on the care of ICT infrastructure and
challenges that they experienced.

5.  Tremendous development of modern
communications and information technologies
has influenced the educational phenomenon to
a great extent. It has revolutionized teaching-
learning process across the world. In this
context this study is very important to
understand the opportunities and challenges
for the integration of ICT in the developing
countries like Pakistan.
 Researcher triangulate the study by using
multiple methods of data collection
(questionnaire ,observations and interviews).
This increases the reliability of the study.

6.  The study is limited to commerce educators
(teachers) only, whereas it can be conducted in
general i.e.; taking sample from various
subjects’ teachers and female teachers as
well, thus he ignored the demographical aspect
of the study.
 Students’ views could also be included to
increase the validity and applicability.

7. The findings of the study identified some major
opportunities and challenges in integrating ICT
into teaching and learning activities.
 ICT support and training is essential for holistic
development of schools.
 ICT resources were not evenly allocated for all
subjects in the schools.
 There are insufficient funds for purchasing ICT
tools (hardware, software and network) .
 No motivation, intrinsic or extrinsic, no incentives
or encouragement was provided by the
Department for ICT integration and development.

8.  Educators lack confidence in the effective use
of ICT tools.
 Inadequately developed teaching methods
exist in the application of ICT tools in teaching-
learning.
 Schools lack thoughtful and comprehensive
technology plan.
 inadequate security, care and maintenance of
ICT tools.
 Most of the schools did not have an internet
connection

9.  First of all new technologies do not change
schools; rather schools have to change before
they can make effective use of new
technologies.
 Second, the responsibility of making decisions
about changes rests solely on school
administrators. It means that school
administrators and educators should take
appropriate steps to utilize the available scarce
resources and make the best use of them by
incorporating adequate changes in their
delivery of education. Cont…

10.  Thirdly, schools have to create a culture of
welcoming and receiving new technologies
with the intention of moving along with the
transformation process that is going on in the
global school society of today.
 This is not the end, it ‘s a new beginning.
 Thank you !
 Muhammad Sajid Farooqi